Daniel Grotta / Hardcover / Published 1996
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J.R.R. Tolkien is one of this century's most beloved and enigmatic writers. Yet, surprisingly, little is known about the personal life of the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. After a traumatic childhood, Tolkien experienced the bloody trenches of World War I as a young soldier. He lived most of his life as an Oxford scholar in the surrounds of a cloistered academic community. 15 full-color illustrations.
The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth : From the Hobbit to the Silmarillion
~ Ships in 2-3 days Jrr Tolkien, Robert Foster / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1990
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This book is the best for looking up specific people, places or things found in JRRT's 'The Lord of the Rings.' Even the most obscure item is in this book. Amaze your friends and teachers! Settle arguments in the bar!
J. R. R. Tolkien / Hardcover / Published 1996
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Includes works by an electric group of artists, both famous and up-and-coming: Alan Lee, renowned for his atmospheric interpretations of folklore and legend, as well as his stunning illustrations for The Lord of the Rings John Howe, creator of many Tolkien book covers and acclaimed for his powerful representations of the landscapes and peoples of Middle-earth Ted Nasmith, known for his classically accurate and dramatic pictures Inger Edelfeldt, illustrator of many beautiful and unusual Tolkien calendars, book covers and posters.
The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort who lives in a cozy hole in the Shire, a place where adventures are uncommon--and rather unwanted. So when the wizard of Gandalf whisks him away on a treasure hunting expedition with a troop of rowdy dwarves, he's not entirely thrilled. Encountering ruthless trolls, beastly orcs, gigantic spiders, and hungry wolves, Bilbo discovers within himself astonishing strength and courage. And at the ultimate confrontation with the fearsome dragon Smaug, the hobbit will brave the dangers of dark and dragon-fire alone and unaided.
J. R. R. Tolkien / Hardcover / Published 1987
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The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien has been called 'The Father of Fantasy' and with this book, he certainly changed the genre forever. What can I say about this continent- and century-spanning fantasy epic, which has not already been said? The words 'orc' and 'halfling' have passed into the English language. For those who have not yet read 'The Lord of the Rings', and for those who've worn out their copies, here is a selection of the best editions available
J. R. R. Tolkien / Hardcover / Published 1990
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This final poem of Bilbo the Hobbit is a special treat for hobbit fans and a delightful introduction to Middle-Earth for new readers. Composed just before he sailed to the West, Bilbo's Last Song mingles the regret of farewells with the expectation of a new adventure. 32 pages of color illustrations.
J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (Editor) / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1992
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The Book of Lost Tales precipitated the beloved fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings. The tales are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean, and in them are found the earliest accounts of Tolkien's world of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs, and Orcs.
The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle-Earth)
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ J. R. R. Tolkien / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1992
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More of the fantastic early chronicle of Middle-Earth, which gave rise to The Lord of the Rings. The book includes the tale of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, and the only full narratives of the Necklace of the Dwarves and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by commentary and the associated poems.
J. R. R. Tolkien / Paperback / Published 1988
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Christopher Tolkien continues to mine his father's wealth of previously unpublished material--to the delight of J.R.R. Tolkien's legion of readers. The Lays of Beleriand presents a crucial early prelude to the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Accompanied by the analysis of C.S.
J. R. R. Tolkien / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1994
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Morgoth's Ring : The Later Silmarillion, Part One : The Legends of Aman
(The History of Middle-Earth, Vol 10)
~ Ships in 2-3 days Christopher Tolkien (Editor), J. R. R. Tolkien / Hardcover / Published 1993
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The 10th volume of Christopher Tolkien's acclaimed History of Middle-earth series focuses on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. In the first of two companion volumes, the myths and legends of the Elder Days are described as they were The Lord of the Rings was completed.
The Peoples of Middle-Earth (Tolkien, J. R. R. History of Middle-Earth, 12.)
~ Ships in 2-3 days J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996
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In this, the final volume of the history of Middle-earth, a series of Tolkien's early essays shows that the author's fertile imagination was at work on Middle-earth's Second and Third Ages long before he explored them in the The Lord of the Rings.
David Day / Paperback / Published 1997
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The author of A Tolkien Bestiary presents "a comprehensive guide to every important aspect of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands . . . a stunning tour de force" (Detroit Free Press). Over 200 four-color, two-color, and black-and-white illustrations
Kevin Reilly (Illustrator), J. E. A. Tyler / Hardcover / Published 1995
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A complete and accessible concordance to the legends, history, languages, and people of J. R. R. Tolkien's imaginative Middle-earth provides a fan's reference to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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James Riordan (Compiler), et al / Paperback / Published 1997
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This magnificent book is an introduction to some of the most wonderful creatures from the world of Narnia. Find out about Jewel the Unicorn, Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle, and Trumpkin the Dwarf. Brief descriptions set the creatures in the context of their roles in the adventures of Narnia, and enchanting full-color illustrations bring the creatures to life.
Leo Dillon, et al / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1994
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The Chronicles of Narnia is a true masterpiece of the world's literature, and I have never met anyone who has read it and feels otherwise. This is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life.
In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of plot, and profoundly allegorical, with continual threading of the timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. This boxed set edition includes all seven volumes of the story. Very Highest Recommendation
Pauline Baynes (Illustrator), Clive Staples Lewis / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1994
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Space Trilogy
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Clive Staples Lewis / Paperback / Published 1996
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Clive Staples Lewis / Hardcover / Published 1996
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The novel, the first of a trilogy, is in part a retelling of the Christ story. It is an account of the voyage of Ransom, a linguist, to the planet Malacandra (Mars), where he learns that Thulcandra (Earth) is called the silent planet because there has been no communication from it in years. The spiritual being in charge of the latter, having been corrupted, has essentially cut Thulcandra off from the other planets. Ransom is ultimately sent back to Thulcandra with the two earthlings who had kidnapped him and brought him to Malacandra. The novel gives voice to Lewis' concerns about the secularization of society and argues that a return to traditional religious belief is the only means of salvation
Clive Staples Lewis / Hardcover / Published 1996
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The second book of Lewis's sci-fi trilogy, this is a sharp, sophisticated fantasy that deals with an old problem--temptation--in a new world, Perelandra. Lewis' sweeping prose creates a remarkable vision of an Eden that knows no pain, and the book as a whole leaves the reader with a deep sense of joy and an appreciation of the loveliness of human life. Lewis is quite deliberately retelling the Christian story of temptation, and the theology espoused in the arguments between Ransom and the devil's advocate, Weston, watched with some confusion by Venus' "Eve", show a deep and profound grasp of the methods of evil, and the twisting, roundabout attempts to persuade her to disobey God. Within this story, Lewis disputes and gives an answer to the still prevalent assumptions of much of science fiction - that man must survive at all costs and extend his seed to the ends of the universe. The physical fight with Weston, told around more stunning descriptions of the natural beauty of Venus, suggest that evil is not all-powerful, and Ransom himself recognises the smallness of his actions against the great dance of life, which is the theme of the fast, moving conclusion to the work.
Clive Staples Lewis / Paperback / Published 1996
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The last book of Lewis's sci-fi trilogy is a breakneck journey of suspense in which Dr. Ransom must choose sides in a battle between science and ethics. Like Perelandra and Out of the Silent Planet, this is a compelling work of fiction that is also, at its heart, a timeless allegory of good and evil. Although a Christian theme runs throughout the trilogy, when it is presented in That Hideous Strength it becomes more accessible. The evil in the book could and does happen. The basic good in the book is no less extraordinary (with certain exceptions). The adventures of Ransom on other planets in the first two books of the trilogy were to prepare him for the battle on Earth in That Hideous Strength.
Michael Hauge (Illustrator), Clive Staples Lewis / Hardcover / Published 1996
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Dubbed the "apostle to skeptics, " Lewis was a profound thinker with the rare ability to communicate the philosophical and theological rationale of Christianity in simple yet amazingly effective ways. In The Pilgrim's Regress, Lewis records his search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction that eventually led him to Christianity. God in the Dock contains 48 essays and 12 letters that cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles and ethics. And in Christian Reflections, he addresses Christianity and literature, Christianity and culture, petitionary prayer, modern theology and biblical criticism.
Clive Staples Lewis / Paperback / Published 1971
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C.S. Lewis' book on the four loves: affection (between a parent and a child), friendship, romantic love, and charity or love towards God is truly a remarkable piece of work. Professor Lewis writes with an easiness rare amongst writers, speaks deliberately and with wisdom in his words. He speaks of trust and of hearts, of humanity and humility. Truly, this is a moving book as well as a book which takes the seriousness of love rather lightly and playfully, for good reason. The seriousness and playfulness of love are but opposite sides of the same coin.
Clive Staples Lewis / Paperback / Published 1996
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Presents a condensed, two-part version of the arguments for the reasonableness of Christian faith, dividing it into "Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe" and "What Christians Believe."
Clive Staples Lewis / Paperback / Published 1985
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. This is C S Lewis' masterpiece. The book is deeply psychological, and the three sisters in the story are representative of Plato's Tripartite Soul: Orual, the narrator, is the 'Logos' or the reason; Psyche is the 'Thumos', or the passions; and Redival is the 'Bios' or the animalistic passions. The book is based upon Apuleius' 'Metamorphoses', but adds a Christian level to the story. Like The Space Trilogy, it illustrates Lewis's belief, taken from St. Augustine's 'City of God', that the gods are not supreme beings, and are not incompatible with the God of monotheism. They are equivalent to angels and demons. So, in 'Till We Have Faces', the kingdom worships one major goddess, Aphrodite (standing for God the Father), her Son, Cupid (representing Christ), and a third figure embodied by the Wind (the Holy Spirit). The tree on which Psyche is sacrificed ("the Blessed must be the Accursed" represents the Cross.-- the most holy person takes on the sins of the people).
Rudyard Kipling / Hardcover / Published 1989
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The stories tell mostly of Mowgli, an Indian boy who is raised by wolves from infancy and who learns self-sufficiency and wisdom from the jungle animals. The book describes the social life of the wolf pack and, more fancifully, the justice and natural order of life in the jungle. Among the animals whose tales are related in the work are Akela the wolf; Baloo the brown bear; Shere Khan, the boastful Bengal tiger who is Mowgli's enemy; Kaa the python; Bagheera the panther; and Rikki-tikki-tavi the mongoose
Rudyard Kipling, Peter Levi (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1990
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Kipling's own drawings, with their long, funny captions, illustrate his hilarious explanations of How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin, How the Armadillo Happened, and other animal How's. He began inventing these stories in his American wife's hometown of Brattleboro, Vermont, to amuse his eldest daughter--and they have served ever since as a source of laughter for children everywhere
Rudyard Kipling / Paperback / Published 1983
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Kim is an orphan, living from hand to mouth in the teeming streets of Lahore. One day he meets a man quite unlike anything in his wide experience, a Tibetan lama on a quest. Kim's life suddenly acquires meaning and purpose as he becomes the lama's guide and protector--his chela. Other forces are at work as Kim is sucked into the intrigue of the Great Game and travels the Grand Trunk Road with his lama.
How Kim and the lama meet their respective destinies on the road and in the mountains of India forms one of the most compelling adventure tales of all time.
Rudyard Kipling, Sarah Wintle (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1991
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